Timothy Riordan

I have been selling real estate full time since 2009. What started out as an idealistic vision of investing in neglected properties in West Side neighborhoods, quickly turned into a realization of a true passion and skill for helping people achieve their real estate goals honing both my marketing and negotiation strategies. In 2005 I was involved in a traumatic workplace accident and was forced to have my left arm amputated just below my elbow. After a lengthy and challenging recovery period and lot of soul searching, I knew what I wanted to do. I earned my NYS real estate license in 2007 and I purchased my first project that same year. 127 Auburn Ave is a 6,000 square foot apartment building containing a total of six vacant apartments in various states of disrepair. An ambitious project for any experienced investor, and for this 27 year old first timer, it was an arduous crash course which built a solid foundation of renovation expertise over the next two years. The massive building was the corner anchor at Auburn & Dewitt and was not only an an eyesore but a notorious hot spot for a myriad of criminal activity. Undeterred, and with the neighborhood welcoming my ambition I found several of the neighbors ready and willing to accept opportunities to roll up their sleeves and get to work with me. That property was fully gutted, remodeled to a very high standard and fully occupied with terrific tenants once I finally completed it. During those two years I also purchased the house next door on Auburn out of foreclosure which I rehabbed and sold to an owner occupant that still resides there today. Subsequently I made a run at what was widely considered the ugliest house on Bryant St in the Elmwood Village. I found a buyer for Bryant in 2009 and I sold for the six unit in 2011 right around the time my real estate sales career was really starting to heat up along with the market in the Buffalo. It was time to focus on family and also go all in on real estate sales. I got married to my wife in October 2009 and we welcomed the birth of our son in 2011. At the same time as these exciting developments, my career was on the fast track. In 2009 I helped 27 families buy and sell and by 2012 I was selling a home every 5 days, 10X the number of homes the average local agent sold in a year. It was not hard to see that the amount of time I spent working would take its toll if left unchecked and I was determined to do things differently in order to live a life by design, not default. It was time to get some help and the idea of forming a team was born. Real estate teams were not yet popular in WNY so I researched outside of our market and learned what it meant to provide a level of customer experience to our clients that just can't be delivered as a solo agent. This research is what led to aligning myself with what is now the largest Real Estate company the world has ever seen, Keller Williams Realty. I moved my business to KW in July of 2012 and it was the best decision I could have ever made. Keller Williams is changing the way real estate is conducted across the globe and I love being on the cutting edge of the industry in order to serve our clients at the highest level possible. We are a team of top performers, hard charging and driven by big goals and a greater purpose. We work together as a cohesive team with a focus on our own specialized roles in order to deliver on our promise to you, our clients for life. Your real estate transaction will be handled by a professional that you can trust has your back and is truly working for you.